Divided into two clear parts, the first part of this book examines political and economic factors in the global strategic environment, whilst the second part focuses on Israel's main security challenges and national grand strategy.

Introduction Efraim Inbar The Strategic Environment 1 American Foreign Policy towards the Middle East: A Necessary Change? Steven R. David 2 Troubled Neighbours: The EU and Israel Rory Miller 3 China's Upsurge: Implications for the Middle East Yitzhak Schichor 4 Trends in Middle East Politics and their Implications for Israel Eyal Zisser 5 Global Oil Trends and their Effect on the Middle East Gil Feiler Israel's Strategic Agenda 6 Public Diplomacy: The Missing Component in Israel's Foreign Policy Eytan Gilboa 7 Soft Powers Play Hardball: NGOs Wage War against Israel Gerald M. Steinberg 8 Changing Civil -Military Relations in Israel: Towards an Over-subordinate IDF? Stuart A. Cohen 9 Flexible Force Structure: A Flexibility Oriented Force Design and Development Process for Israel Meir Finkel 10 Israel's Wars of Attrition: Operational and Moral Dilemmas Avi Kober 11 Israel's Palestinian Challenge Efraim Inbar 12 A Breakout Political-Security Grand-Strategy for Israel Yehezkel Dror